68 Hartford, SD June 7, 2021 Duane Carey was born May 29, 1953, in Mitchell, to Leonard and Bessie (VanDer Lugt) Carey. He grew up near Spencer and graduated from Spencer High School. On June 23, 1990, he married Anita Schiddel in Orlando, Fla. They were blessed with...
63 Renner, SD May 29, 2021 Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Marcene; five daughters, Keele Wrich and her husband, Matt, Hartford, Kiri Sells and her husband, Josh, Baltic, Kamille Callies and her husband, Nick, Hartford, Kortnei Van Ravenswaay and her...
99 Canton, SD (formerly Sioux Falls, SD) May 29, 2021 Donald Vern Burnett was born on January 2, 1922, in Brookings to Russell and Hattie (Brightwell) Burnett. He was raised and received his education in Westside, Iowa. Donald was united in marriage with Cleo Marie...
71 Sioux Falls, SD May 29, 2021 Leland Bachtell, son of Eugene and Helen (Stroman) Bachtell, was born April 13, 1950, in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School with the class of 1968. Lee then enlisted in the United States Navy until earning his...
46 Sioux Falls (formerly Hartford) May 21, 2021 Charity Stephenson was born on March 3, 1975, to Judy and David Stephenson in Brownwood, Texas. She attended school in Coleman, Texas and Novice, Texas. In 1990, Charity moved to South Dakota with her mother, stepfather...
64 Crooks, SD May 20, 2021 Kirk Lee Bracha, a.k.a. “Captain”, was born on July 2, 1956, to Anthony and Rita (Stemper) Bracha in Mitchell. Over the years, Kirk worked as a welder for many heavy equipment companies, including Woods Equipment and Diamond Mowers. Kirk was...
72 May 22, 2021 Sioux Falls, SD Dianne Louise Munk was born on May 20, 1949, to Eldon and Vera (Pfefferle) Munk in Sioux Falls. She grew up on a farm near Dell Rapids where she learned hard work and to love animals. After graduating from SDSU she moved to Sioux Falls...
89 Sioux Falls, SD May 22, 2021 Rhoda Joan Anderson was born on February 22, 1932, in Trent. She attended Trent high school and one year at Nettleton College. She was united in marriage to John Otten on June 1, 1952, in Dell Rapids and spent 65 amazing years...
90 Hartford, SD May 15, 2021 Ernest Charles Kroeger was born on August 18, 1930, to Otto and Augusta (Jordan) Kroeger, the youngest of nine children. He was raised on the family farm attending Pleasant Valley District school and then graduating from Hartford High. He...
89 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly Hartford and Dell Rapids) May 14, 2021 Jerry was born to Helmuth August and Elsie (Carls) Baade on Saturday, March 26, 1932, in Hartford. He attended Hartford Area Country Schools. In 1951, Jerry enlisted in the Navy and served in the...
73 Madison, SD May 16, 2021 David Harvey Mills was born on February 17, 1948, at Orange, N.J. to Dorothy Marguerite (nee Harvey) and Clarence (Ben) Mills. He was raised in East Orange near his paternal grandparents for the first 10 years of his life. Then his family...
72 Rural Baltic, SD May 4, 2021 Terry was born on March 3, 1949, to Herman and Ramona (Rempfer) Opp in Mobridge. He grew up in Isabel until moving with his family to Marion in 1960. He graduated from Marion High School in 1967 and attended Northern State in Aberdeen....
91 Dell Rapids, SD May 7, 2021 Stella was born on July 5, 1929, at Trent, the daughter of William and Mary (Majeres) Burkard. She grew up on the family farm southeast of Dell Rapids. She attended St. Mary School graduating in 1946. After high school she enrolled in...
60 Sioux Falls, SD May 6, 2021 Grateful for sharing his life are his mother, Marcella Cummings, of Sioux Falls; his children, Angela (Bruce) Letcher of Sioux Falls, Michael (Juliet Ried) Bergin of Sioux City, Iowa and Kathleen (Josh) Bergin of Sioux City, Iowa; 14...
81 Sioux Falls, SD May 6, 2021 Melvin Dwayne Dykstra was born on April 20, 1940, in Springfield to Edward and Eunice (Williamson) Dykstra. Eunice and Albert Werdin (Mel’s stepfather) moved the family to Sioux Falls where Melvin graduated from Washington High in 1958....
42 Rapid City, SD (formerly Brookings, SD) May 3, 2021 LeeAnn was born to Ron and Becky Merwin on March 8, 1979, in Rapid City. As the oldest of 11 children, she took on her role as a leader at a very young age, mastering planning events and mentoring others while...
76 Sioux Falls, SD April 28, 2021 John was born on May 4, 1944, in Akron, Iowa to Luverne and Mavis (Paulson) Satter. John was baptized and confirmed at Brule Creek Lutheran Church and was raised on a farm near Elk Point. He received his education in a one-room...
83 Sioux Falls, SD (formerly Crooks) April 28, 2021 James was born June 7, 1937, in Sioux Falls to Allen and Maurine (Peterson) Oyen. He grew up north of Crooks and attended Trobak Country School and graduated from Lyons High School. He then attended USD, Dakota State...
63 Hartford, SD May 1, 2021 Kirk Egge, son of Donald and Joyce (Otten) Egge was born April 30, 1958, in Sioux Falls. He graduated from Washington High School with the class of 1976. Following high school, he enlisted with the United States Army serving until earning...
95 Crooks, SD April 20, 2021 Janet was born on October 24, 1925, in Sioux Falls to John C. and Clara (Baumberger) Miller. She graduated from Washington High School in 1943 and from Augustana College four years later. Following her education, she taught at several...